I have a continuing water problem in my basement. During medium rains, I get a little wet around the edges. During heavy continuing rains, I get a lot of water everywhere, even through a couple spots in the floor in the middle of the basement. I get some back-up through the floor drain too. There is no drain tile around the house that I know of. I have extended all my rain downspouts at least ten feet away from the house and the yard slopes fairly well away from the house. My idea is to inatall a sump pit and pump at the lowest spot next to my only floor drain. There is a spot there that looks like it used to be a sump pit. I want to dig this out and put gravel in the hole and around the sump basket to collect water from under the house and basement floor. I can then pump this water out away from the house. Does this sound reasonable and doable? Any advice? Thanks!

 

Yes, that is what you need to do. It is done everyday. Get a good sump pump, not a cheap one. Also, you should know that sump pumps do not run forever. I have one in a water area, and I have to replace it about every 6 months. Just part of life. Good Luck

 

Certainly a good idea!

Zoeller makes a great sump pump. The one we use pumps 2650 gallons per hour, and up to 1/2 inch solids.

If water is coming in through multiple areas, you'll need a way to get teh water to the sump pit. The cheapest is to suck it up with a wet vac and dump it in the pit . If you want to keep the basement dry, installing a piping system to lead to the sump is the best idea.